Neck-yoke.



' No. 333,822. PATENTED ooT.2s,19oe.

Pi BRBGKHBIMER.

' NECK You.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 2. 1906.

v A TTORNE YS WJTNESSES:

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.I

PETER E. BRECEHEIMER, Vor ELKHAET LAKE, WISCONSIN..

vNEQK-YOKE.Y

T0 all 'whom it may' concern:

Be it knownv that 1I, PETER E. BREOK- EEIMER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Elkhart; Lake, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Neck-Yoke, of which. the following is a specification.

This invention relates to neck-yokes; and

its obj ect is to provide spring-controlled attachments for connection with the harness of the draft-animals and which are vadapted to ease the side draft, so that the draft-animals will not be j olted as a result of theirsudden side movement or a corresponding movement of the pole and neck-yoke. n

-The invention consists of an vattachment which can be readily fastened to the Vvend of a toit. Y

The invention also consists of certain other novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims. f

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of a neck-yoke having the attachment thereon, and Fig. 2 is a section therethrough. Fig. Sis a sectional view, on a reduced scale, showing a modified form of device f y Referring to the' figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a tubular casingV open at one end, while its other end is contracted', as shown at 2, and provided with a small opening 3. This contracted portion forms an interior shoulder, against which bears one end of a'coiled spring 4, surrounding a rod 5, bearing at its otherend against a head 6, formed at the other end of the rod. This head is adapted to reciprocate within the casing 1. Oppositely-arranged apertures 7 are formed within the casing near its opening for the reception of -a securing-pin 8, adapted to extend through a reduced-extension 9 at one end of a neck-yoke 10, said extension itting snugly within that portion of casing Specification of Letters Patent. Application led April 2, 1906. Serial No. 309.424,.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

located between the head 6 andthe open end of the casing.

Slidably mounted on the casing 1 is a sleeve 11 having its outer end apertured, as i shown at k12, and formed with a contracted opening 13 through which the rod 5 projects.

The outer end of the rod is engaged by la nut 14, although said rod may be upset, if preferred, so as .to form an integral head. A loop 15is secured upon the sleeve so that a strap"l can bereadily fastened to it. l

. It 1s obvi ous that by strap ing a draft-animal to kthe loop 15'instead of directly to the yoke l0, as heretofore, any side pull upon the yoke will result in the sleeve 11 sliding .longitudiiially Von the casing 1V. The ro 5 will be moved with the sleeve and cause the spring 4 to be tensioned by the head 6. The same result willoccur should the yoke suddenly swing to one side. In view of this action of thegparts jolting of the draft-animals, such as ordinarily produced by sudden lateral f pulls, is prevented, and the animal does not, therefore, become fatigued asl quickly as where no resilient connection of this characterv is provided. .Itis to be understood that one of v these attachments is to be placed at each endl narily used simply by turning upon the ends of the yoke so as toenable them to be inserted into the casin s 1. By arranging a nut upon the end of ro 5 the tension of the spring 4 can be regulated.

`By referring to Fig. 3 it will be noted that,

if desired, the outer sleeve 16 may be riveted to the inner casing 17 and a ring 18 'secured in the outer end of spring-pressed rod 19, which is slidably mounted and guided in the ends of the sleeve and casing. A harnessstrap may be secured to this ring in the same IOO IOS

ioning device 'withinthe casing for retarding f the movement of the sleeve in one direction; 2. A cushioning attachment for neck-yokes movable with the sleeve and within the casing for tensioning the spring.

3. A cushioning attachment for neck-yokes vcomprising a tubular casing adapted to receive and to be secured to a neck-yoke, a sleeve slidably mounted on the casing and adapted to be engaged by a harness-strap, a spring housed within the casing7 a head slidably mounted within the casing and bearing on the spring, and a rigid connection between the head and sleeve.

4. A cushioning attachment for neck-yokes comprising a tubular casing adapted to receive and to be secured to a neck-yoke, a sleeve slidably mounted on the casing and adapted to be engaged by a harness-strap, a spring housed within the casing, a head slidably mounted within the casing and bearing on the spring, a rigid connection between the head and sleeve, and means for adjusting the tension of the spring.

5. A cushioning attachment for neck-yokes comprising a tubular casing adapted to receive and to be secured to the yoke, a sleeve slidably mounted on the casing and having a contracted opening at one end, a rod extending through said opening and adjustably secured to the sleeve, said rod `projecting into the casing7 a head on the rod, and a spring interposed between the head and the end ol the casing.

6. The combination with a neck-yoke having a reduced end of atubular casing secured upon said reduced end and having an interior shoulder at the outer end, a sleeve slidably mounted on the casing and adapted to be engaged by a harness-strap, a head adapted to reciprocate within the casing, a spring interposed between the head and the shoulder, and a rigid connection between the head and the sleeve.

7. The combination with a neck-yoke having areduced end oi" a tubular casing secured upon said reduced end and having an interior shoulder at the outer end, a sleeve slidably mounted on the casing and adapted to be engaged by a harness-strap7 a head adapted to reciprocate within the casing, a spring interposed between the head and the shoulder, and an adjustable connection between the head and sleeve.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

-PETER E. BRECKHEIMER.

Witnesses:

LoUIs LAUN, ALPHEUS C. KIEFER. 

